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high profile

noun

high profile

1. a position or approach characterized by a deliberate seeking of prominence or publicity
2. ( as modifier ) Compare low profile
  a high-profile campaign

First recorded in 1965–70

You get these high-profile people that go into prison, and the staff abuse their authority.

When they get someone high profile, like the governor [Bob McDonnell] or like Teresa, they will abuse their positions.

The FBI and the President may claim that the Hermit Kingdom is to blame for the most high-profile network breach in forever.

All that changed after two high-profile co-signs in late 2011.

One of the most high-profile examples of detention during the conflict was that of Irina Dovgan.

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